MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where did the the Box Office come from?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where did the the Box Office come from?

If you are heading to the movies, a concert, or maybe show on Broadway you most likely bought your tickets from the box office. Even though most people now just buy them online there are some diehards who like to go up to the Box Office window and purchase a real ticket. So why is…

THE FEED: Mouth Watering Wing Flavors

THE FEED: Mouth Watering Wing Flavors

Every Tuesday Kevin talks all things food with Alex from CT FoodGirly. Now that we are fully into football season it’s time to order up some wings. Everyone loves traditional buffalo wings, but what about those unique sauce flavors that aren’t buffalo. Alex has some great spots here in Connecticut to try some crazy flavors.

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: There is a new champ for Heaviest Pumpkin In America

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: There is a new champ for Heaviest Pumpkin In America

It’s pumpkin season and farmers all over have been trying to grow the heaviest pumpkin for months now. On Monday a 2,560-pound pumpkin was entered into a contest at a fair in California. It won and was officially declared the heaviest pumpkin in U.S. The guy who grew it is from Minnesota and drove all…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What does PEZ stand for?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What does PEZ stand for?

I realize this is something I should already know living less than twenty minutes from the PEZ HQ in Orange. What does PEZ mean? The name PEZ comes from the German word for peppermint, “PfeffErminZ” which I’m not even going to attempt to pronounce. They took the P from the first letter, E from the…

THE FEED: The High Price of High School Sports

THE FEED: The High Price of High School Sports

Every Monday in The Feed Kevin talks to The Ump Vin Sarullo about everything going on in Connecticut High School Sports. This week we highlight a student athlete who is a star soccer and basketball player from West Haven while also being at the top of her class. There is also a discrepancy in the…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why does Amazon use huge boxes for little items?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why does Amazon use huge boxes for little items?

You’ve probably had this happen to you more than once. You get an Amazon package at the door for something small. Toothpaste, eyedrops, whatever, but it’s in a GIANT cardboard box. Why do they do this?! The reason is actually pretty practical. When the warehouses are packing up items to be shipped out it’s like…